Servilius Casca

Publius Servilius Casca Longus (84 BC-42 BC) was a member of the Roman Senate and one of the assassins of Julius Caesar.

Biography
Publius Servilius Casca Longus was from a family that was loyal to Julius Caesar, but he came to oppose Caesar, fearing that he would seize power for himself as King. When Casca and several other senators discussed the birth of Caesar's Egyptian bastard son, "Prince Caesarion", Casca sided with the Liberatores when they claimed that Caesar was preparing to seize power for himself, and he criticized Marcus Junius Brutus for his support of Caesar. Brutus responded by saying that Casca was known as a "liar, swindler, bully, and coward," but Cicero came to Casca's defense and spoke out to a crowd of senators, warning them that the republic might be ended by Caesar. On 15 March 44 BC, Casca was the first man to strike at Caesar, grazing him with his dagger. He joined Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus in their civil war with Octavian and Mark Antony, and he committed suicide in the aftermath of the Battle of Philippi.